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| - I finally made it to Francesca's after I complimented my younger sister (again) on one of her cute outfits, to which she respond (for the umpteenth) time "Thanks! I got it at Francesca's." Since there is a huge age gap between my youngest sister and me, part of the reason I didn't go was my thought that this store wouldn't have anything "age-appropriate" for me. Luckily, I was wrong!
Francesca's has a great selection of boutique wear without the fancy boutique prices. When I am tired of seeing the same patterns and styles in every store in the mall, I go to Francesca's. Or, when I am craving a new summer dress and I don't have enough energy to even go to the mall, I go to Francesca's. Maybe you already have the attire for an event, and you're just looking to jazz it up with some fun, trendy accessories, go to Francesca's!
Tops, bottoms, dresses, scarves, belts, bags, and jewelry; they have it all! Even a ton of cute knick-knacky gift type stuff to ooh and ah over by the register. I picked up a super-cute lunch tote there once!!
Just a few things to be aware of to get the most out of your experience.
1) There is a lot going on in this small space of a store; if you don't focus and take sections one at a time, it would be easy to get overwhelmed.
2) There are only two dressing rooms, but it seems to work; I've never had a problem.
3) Because the prices on the clothes are so reasonable, it is easy to grab a ton of stuff thinking "these prices are great!" (forgetting to add them up as you go) and then nearly faint when you hear your total.
4) While the prices on the clothes are great, the jewelry does seem a little steep. They often have "Buy two get one free" sales for the jewelry and that is when I like to grab a few items.
One more final piece of advice. When you end up wearing your fabulous finds from Francesca's, try not to loose your patience with all of the people that stop you to compliment your new purchase (I even get compliments on my lunch tote!!). As far as letting them in on our little secret, I'll let you decide if they are worthy enough to know about Francesca's . . . or if you keep it to yourself, kindly smile and just say "thank you!"
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